Star jockey Tommy Berry offered to pay the $44,000 late entry fee to secure Storm Leopard a start in the ATC Australian Derby after a dominant staying effort in the Group 2 $300,000 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. “I’ll offer to pay the late entry if they… Read More »
Having ticked the first and second boxes in a three-part plan, emerging colt Southend will be given an opportunity to make it a clean-sweep in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes. After taking out the Paul Perry (1300m) at Newcastle on debut, Southend came to Rosehill on Saturday and added the Group 3… Read More »
Barnavara was sent out a dominant $1.70 favourite but she struggled to make ground in the run home and finished only fourth as her stablemate, Wootton Verni, streaked away to an easy win. Waller felt Wootton Verni’s race experience down under proved vital and while he was understandably disappointed with… Read More »
Appreciating the wet conditions underfoot, Sydney visitor Satono Glow has staged an impressive win at Flemington. The Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) on Saturday was expected to be a two-horse race between the heavily backed $2.10 favourite Gin Twist and Jadzia ($3.10). Both fillies had previous experience down the… Read More »
From Onesmoothoperator at the top of the weight scale to the bottom weight Litzdeel, the Listed Roy Higgins over 2600m is full of intriguing prospects, not least because the winner of the race will pick up a much sought-after âGolden Ticketâ ⊠a ballot free entry into the Melbourne Cup…. Read More »
Trainer Gavin Bedggood has given Group 1 winner Mornington Glory a thorough grounding ahead of his latest return to racing. Mornington Glory has his first outing in almost seven months in the Listed Bob Hoysted Handicap (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday where he will be joined by recent stable acquisition Johnny Rocker. Bedggood has played the long game with Mornington Glory after… Read More »
Wind the clock back two years and the connections of Mark Twain were celebrating having gained a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup. Six months later after winning the Roy Higgins (2600m) at Flemington, those dreams were shattered by a tendon injury Mark Twain suffered while preparing for the 2024 spring. Move… Read More »
After much thought, Robbie Griffiths and connections have decided on a Stakes race in Adelaide to try and achieve some important ‘Black Type’ for Almost An Angel. The two-year-old has been scratched from the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) at Flemington in favour of the Listed Dequetteville Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. A debut winner on the… Read More »
Tommy Berry has made no secret of his desire to ride progressive stayer Soul Of Spain in the Sydney Cup, firstly chasing the mount and then committing to him for the duration of his autumn carnival campaign. Thus far, it is looking like a smart call with the Chris Waller-trained gelding an… Read More »
Having brought Caviar Heights halfway across the world, William Haggas’ assistant trainer, Isabella Paul, can’t believe the horse’s biggest hurdle at Rosehill will be a top-class galloper from home. The five-year-old, who made the trip to Australia alongside seasoned traveller and stablemate Dubai Honour, will line up in Saturday’s Neville Sellwood… Read More »
Coolmore has outbid several major studs to secure Golden Slipper winner Guest House in a deal believed to be worth around $30 million. Interest in the colt surged following his dominant performance in the Group 1 Golden Slipper, with a competitive bidding battle emerging in the days after the worldâs… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and J D Hayes was left deflated after their two fillies did not make the final cut for the Golden Slipper at Rosehill. Medicinal and Gin Twist were emergencies two and three respectively in Australia’s richest two-year-old race. Ben Hayes was disappointed neither one of the pair… Read More »
After enduring a bumpy start to her preparation, Idle Flyer is back on target for her Group One goal, and this week’s Emancipation Stakes at Rosehill will be an important stepping stone towards it. The mare’s return to the races was delayed by a stubborn virus, forcing trainer Matthew Smith to kick… Read More »
The rain that has fallen in Melbourne with the prospect of more has been welcomed by Glen Thompson as he shoots for a Melbourne Cup berth with Whisky On The Hill. The Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) at Flemington on Saturday holds a ‘win and you’re in’ ticket for the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at… Read More »
The potential rain that is forecast to hit Flemington in the lead-up to the Australian Cup meeting is music to ears of Emma-Lee and David Browne. Up to 20mm was forecast for Thursday, up to another 9mm on Friday with between 1mm and 6mm on Saturday. It was that forecast that… Read More »
Connections of Vinery Stud Stakes hopeful Panova have long identified the filly as a staying type, so the fact she is already a two-time stakes winner over shorter journeys has been a bonus. Rounding out her spring with back-to-back Group 3 victories in the Reginald Allen (1400m) and Carbine Club… Read More »
Having made sure to savour his Golden Slipper win, young jockey Zac Lloyd says it’s “back to business” as he looks to add to his Group 1 haul in the coming weeks. Guest House’s victory in last weekend’s $5 million Golden Slipper gave Lloyd his fourth and most significant major, and… Read More »
A start in the Kindergarten Stakes will be considered for lightly raced colt Under Focus after he went one better than his debut second with a win on Randwick’s Kensington track. A $300,000 Easter yearling buy for Yulong, the youngster is by Too Darn Hot out of an unraced full… Read More »
Victoria is in desperate need of rain, but for Bendigo trainer Tim Fitzsimmons that is the last thing he wants ahead of Onesmoothoperator running at Flemington. Former UK galloper Onesmoothoperator is down to run in the Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) on Saturday, on the proviso the track is not too wet. Success in… Read More »
With confirmation this week that Autumn Glow will target the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, stablemate Aeliana is set to back up at Rosehill in a Tancred Stakes showdown with defending titleholder Dubai Honour. One of three Group 1 winners for Chris Waller and James Mcdonald on Golden Slipper Day, Aeliana has never raced on… Read More »
